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SOCIAL EQUITY

your single-stall restroom to say,
" all gender restroom. " These may
seem like small and, perhaps, inconvenient changes, but if your
department is advertising it is
LGBTQ affirming and is still using
non-inclusive language, it's going
to send mixed signals and LGBTQ
people will notice.

Be prepared to accept small
changes, but continue to
advocate for more.

eye-opening experience. REI hosted five LGBTQ sports clubs, teams
and organizations in the D.C. metro area, from cycling to hiking,
rock climbing and more. Each
organization shared its successes,
challenges and goals for the future
and how agencies in the area could
help it reach its goals. As a result
of the event, we are now partnering with TeamDC to encourage
LGBTQ sports clubs that need field
space to visit our parks.

Update the language
throughout your
department to be more
affirming.
If you haven't already, now is the
time to add sexual orientation, gen42

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der expression and gender identity
to your nondiscrimination policy.
You should also review your policies and membership handbook
and try to remove all gendered language, as well as anything that may
appear heteronormative or cisnormative. For example, if you have
dress codes for staff or patrons,
list out acceptable attire as one list
rather than dividing by gender. Instead of having binary options on
registration forms for gender, simply use a blank space for participants to write it in, or reconsider
asking for that information at all.
Make sure your registration forms
ask for parent contact information
instead of mother's and father's.
Consider changing the signage for

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For government agencies, change
comes slowly. With the LGBTQ
community still being treated as
controversial, you may need to
make incremental changes that
slowly become more and more visible over time. We've seen a great
deal of positive energy for our
community - and especially for
our staff - as we've implemented more and more changes here
in Manassas Park. In November
2018, during statewide elections,
our city elected Danica Roem, the
first openly transgender state delegate, and, without any controversy,
passed LGBTQ protections for students and faculty at the schools.
Destigmatizing the LGBTQ
community can be very difficult
in certain areas. However, bear
in mind that as difficult as it is to
implement affirming changes, it's
much harder to exist as a queer person in those areas. Lack of community and lack of access to resources
can be an isolating experience for
LGBTQ people.
Will you join us in being that resource for your community - for
your whole community?
Jason Shriner is the Marketing Manager
for the City of Manassas Park Department
of Parks and Recreation (j.shriner@
manassasparkva.gov). @theMPCC



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